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THL CHARLOTTE NEWS JULY ^3 1911
LILES’
Reorganization Sale
n f reorsanize our business under a new firm name. And before the
ni nnK hoi! of merchandise, we have promised to reduce it to a certain
\nd we onI\ have a few more days to do this in.
( oiir stock in this short time, we nmst make om prices lower than vou most likelv ever
...r uoods for before. Therefore wo will start a big Clearance Sale.
Wednesday Morning, July 26th, at 9 O’clock
- in our stoie will br sold r\\ rxroatlv redvicod price:>. And just as advertised. To substan-
•femcnt we respoctfull> reqnr.^t you to brin,^: Tuesday's |)ai)erK with you, and compare our
• t - uith those >ou’ll tind on the goods on sale in our store.
ABOUT OURSELVES
'■ i»voniir«’ ha.-, al''. : vs been wor'’' fnc r value, ever since we engaged in business in “Spartan-
: ""no >eais aco. Tl.e result •; ihat whm we advertise any special barjiaiup in Spartan-
'here !.) our stoie I'uowin:; that ihey will find it Just as advertiseo
til- w,' have bo> n (oiuiuv iinc our business in ‘‘Charlotte'’ the short time we have
I r \ ul we think it the on!? 'va>' ar.' business should becondueted.
' 1** T. 'O i.- made ii> yon thot as Uni-i as Mr. Plo\ d I... Liles, who will be the president of
»; n is at it’s h ad, that these l-:oii;o methods of doinp I)usiness as stated above will be in
i'. nfw firm. .\nd with his corp.^ of ‘.apable assistants it will be lived up to and carried out
r ' O’. n ive f^i ale than ever.
OUR NEW FIRM
t'h iiiottp the most complete, most midern and elabrately eouipped WOMAN'S STORE in the
nap It will be a store you’ll hr proud of. and one you'll be Klad to bring your visiting friends
; -1 i f'wins them the attractions that are worth while in this, our progressive city.
BUT NOW TO BUSINESS
‘ p will tell 'ou more about the things our new firm will do to please you after we reduce the size
: 'tock. The stock we are offering to >ou is all this season s .^oods, new. fresh, crisp and clean,
f 'OU appreciate the kind of a sale we have described to you, see Tuesday's papers, and then
to see us Wednesday morning at y o’clock sharp.
"ur store will be closed Tuesday to mark down our stock and prepare for this sale.
Floyd L. Liles Co
offered by the club. Roy Watson was
the host at one table and entertained
several of his friends.
Mrs. Elsie Dufour announces the en
gagement of her daughter, Frances, to
Hobart Allport, both of the young
people of Asheville. Miss Dufour is
one of the most attractive and popu
lar girls of the younger set. Mr.
Allport Is the son of Mrs. Andrew All-
port, formerly of Virginia, and is now
connected with the Southern Coal
company of Asheville. The wedding
will take place in October.
The Thursday Bridge club was en
tertained this week by Mrs. Gustave
Lichtenfels at her home on French
Broad avenue.
Mrs. C. L. Cliff and her daughter of
Savannah, are the guests of Mrs. H.
G. Cliff on Ashland avenue.
Miss Xancy Merrimon has as her
guest Miss Maude Stewart of New'
Bern.
Mrs. T. J. Jackson and her niece,
Mrs. E. R. Preston, and Mrs. Preston’s
father. J. J. Christian, of Charlotte, are
guests at the Belvidere.
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TAR HEEL SOCIAL CIRCLES
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Raleigh 1Asheville
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.;iu. .Jul.‘ 22.— A week of the
n r’n e weather has kept society
week, but barbecues at the
rd porch parties have served to
humdrum life.
K s. who had been attending
: \ lantic City convention, re
week. one hundred strong,
r .d a arreat outing, many Elks
t *i'" wives with them and giv-
Ti a.i opportunity for sight-see-
the' have rarely had. Durham
• r^eM number of any North
•.own.
> -man Charles R. Thomas, of
n has been a Durham visitor
He came down from Hills-
pre he had been on a visit
’ v^me business here. Mr. Thom-
r »-ied In Hillsboro and goes
i'toric section on his little
tr;r =
! n» P. Few was Tuesday
;; host to Rev. Dr. W. Y. Chap-
Newark. New Jersey, who was
s week atending the National
Training School's chautau-
e " hlch he lectured.
' ’ entertained Dr. Chapman
•ooms of the Commonwealth
had ^he eminent divine to
with a few of his friends in
’i^'Ke Dr. Chapman preached
'irst Baptist church Sunday
asain in the afternoon in
: 'e His vist here was a
ri;t Few ministers have
A who created such an im-
- he did. His sermons were
^‘lonuent and pleased the
' incommonly.
' ■ ' .iian S. Carr was Dr. Chap-
:'ertainer one aftetnoon this
■. having a strong interest
‘ rl- of the school now pass-
, it- second year. Dr. Chap-
■' e-'erdav deeply impressed
' -outh and high in his praises
■ manners.
"f ■ Sunday school Institute,
'met Hocial features in the en-
Tiprt of the guests, closed y©«-
'‘^rnoon.
ronducted in Craven Mem>-
' rrinlt'’ and visitors from
■•-’pnrea were here. The Sun-
work wa.s the theme of the
and notable among the
'o'o Bishop Kllgo, Dr. H.
1 and Mrs. Hamill of Nash-
' W B Cooper of Wilmington
'!. d Mr. W. H ntzgerald of
Rev Plato T. Durham of
1 «nd Dr C. I). Bulla, of Nash-
O. Fverrrt. who practices
city and spends the nights
*r' evenings host to Dur-
■ I whom he takes out in his
• and entertains at his bachelor
at tilendale. His ratlin is a
’ and he is proving a
■ • fit:iin* r.
" : .!. K. Stagg and their
!i ■■n have returned from
'I wh'Te they had been the
■' fii two ♦‘njoying the sea
ii' 'heir return they had a
■ -ape from death under the
' '* "bilp. Running into the
oDtlnued on Pag« Eighth
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Raleigh, N. C.. July 22.—Mrs. J. P. | Asheville, N. C., Julv 22.—Mr. and
Wray entertained Thursday morning, ^rs. Benjamin Burnett of Sau Diego,
in honor of the house guests of Miss ■ „ , , . , .
Jennie Proctor—Misses Eleanor Cary,j > nierly of Asheville, have an-
Baltlmore; Mildred Williams, Sanford, | nounced the engagement of their
and Nan Walker, Winston-Salem. It: daughter. Miss Xancy Black Burnette
was a porch jiarty and was especially
enjoyable. The sruests were Misses
Mary and .\lice Cole. Mary Shervill,
Emily Hall, Rosalind Williamson.
Gladys Dewar. Eliza Riddick and
Anne McKimmon.
Wednesdny morninfr, Miss ]\Iary
Sherrill was hostess in honor of Miss
Proctor and her guests, others pres
to James Anthony Parker, also a for
mer Asheville young man. These for
mer Asheville people have so many'
friends here and have kept in such
touch with the social goings and com
ings of the city, that it is much as
though they are still Asheville people.
Miss Burnette was for several years
1 oiiw i.tri , one of the most popular young ladies
ent being Miss Marshall Cole, Miss of Asheville's younger set. Mr. Par-
Bessie Brown, Miss Mary Briggs, and ^ ker only went to California a few
Miss Rosalind Williamson. A lunch-; months ago. The engagement comes
eon was served by the hostess. | as a surprise to their friends here.
On Thursday evening Miss Rosalind) Monday night Miss Doris Davenport
Williamson in honor of Miss Proctor’s j gave i’ masquerade dance at her home
guests, provided entertainment that on Panola street complimentary to
was especially delightful. her guest, Miss Xancy Lewis Saun-
Miss Eloise Herrinir, of this city, and i ders of St. Louis. The wearers of the
Mr. W, S. Dean, former student of A. j most striking costumes were aw'arded
& M. College, and now a member of the prizes. Supper was served In
the faculty of the A. & M. College of boxes on the veranda and the affair
Mississippi, were united in marriage
Thursday morning at the First Bap
tist parsonage. Dr. O’Kelly. pastor of
the church, officiating. The wedding
was otherwise unique and enjoyable.
About twenty young men and young la
dies were present.
An interesting party of Asheville
Concord, July 22.—The lawn of Cen
tral Methodist church w'as the scene,
last Tuesday night, of a most enjoya
ble Ifiwn party. The lawn in front of
Centra! church is an ideal place for a
lawn party. With its many tall shade
trees almost forming a roof made by
nature in the out-of-doors, and the ex
quisitely beautiful yard of brilliant
green, the lawn present a location
that can scarcely be found anywhere
else.
Tables were placed at different
places over the lawn, some with seats
for two, and others with seats for
three or more. Here and there little
squads of young people gathered and
, were served with cooling refresh-
j ments.
The lawn party was given under the
I auspices of the Light Bearer Society
of Central church. This little band of
young workers has, for several years
IDast. been educating a little Mexican
girl in an institution in Mexico City,
and the lawn party Tuesday night was
for the purpose of raising funds to
devote to this cause. A neat little
sum of $20 or more was realized,
which exceeded the expectations of the
little folks.
! During the evening music was fur-
i nis'ied by the excellent Forest Hill
j Band to ihe light of everj^one present.
Miss p:iizabeth Coltrane, one of Con-
' cord's most popular young ladies, has
ifturned from Durham, w'here she has
' been visiting friends.
I Miss Laura McGill Cannon has re-
i turned from Durham, where she visited
I at the home of her sister, Mrs. Julian
S. Carr, Jr.
Mrs. C. A. Snell, who lives near Har-
I risburg, gave a delightful ice cream
j supper last Saturday evening compli-
1 mentary to a few of their friends and
I neighbors. The occasion was greatly
enjoyed by all present. Mr. P. P.
Townsend, of Patterson’s Mill, and
Mr. D. B. Porter, of this city, were
among those present. '
Mr." and Mrs. A. Jones Yorlte and
children, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon,
.Ir.. and Mr. Fred Correll, left Con
cord 'rhursdav morning for Hender-
! yonville. They went through the
! country in Mr. Yorke’s big Stoddard-
j Dayton machine and will spend some
time in the “Land of the Sky.”
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon. Miss
Laura McGill Cannon, Mrs. E. T.
Cannon, and Mrs. Henry Smith left
yesterday morning for Blowing Rock,
where they 'W'ill spend several weeks.
The Elks’ Home was the scene
Thursday night of a most delightuu
dance given by some of the young peo
ple of the city. The young ladies turn
ed out in gay attire for the occasion.
Those who danced were: Misses Xell
Herring, Mary Griffin, of Winston-Sa
lem; Kathleen Goodson, Gene Moody,
of Richmond; Mary Bigham, of Rich
mond; Marguerite Brown, Ashlyn
Low'e, Marv Hartsell. Margie McEach-
ern, Mildred Lott, of Winston-Salem;
Loie Lipscomb, of Greenville. S. C.;
and Mrs Bertha Moody, of Richmond.
Messrs. Frank Crowell. Warren Moo
dy, William Moody, Victor Means, Joe
Parks Noah Correll, Eugene Barn-
hardt, Jr., Cy White, John Porter,
Frank Morrison, Gowan Dusenbury.
Jr., Luther Brown, Fred Patterson,
Robert Lee Morrison, Archey Taylor,
and Albert Hesser, of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Sam Morgan and Miss Tula
Whitlock, two popular young people of
Forest Hill, were quietly marired
Thursday night at the A, R. P. parson
age. The marriage was a secret to
some of the closest friends of the
voung couple, and no one scarcely
knew of it until the affair was over.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. W. Simpson, pastor of the A. R.
P. church.
came as a surprise to friends who | young people left Tuesday morning
were not expecting so early and infor-ifor BlueMont where they were join-
mal a ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Dean ed by a number of the young people
have gone for a trip north. ! of the summer colony there and went
Thursdav evening at six o’clock, at for a week's camping at the intake of
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Asheville’s water line on the north fork
Penny, near Garner, their daughter, of Swannanoa river. Among the Ashe-
Miss Maggie Jeter Penny, was united jville members of the party were
in marriage to Mr. Edwin Bentley j Misses Heslop and Lucy Purefoy, Miss
Owen, of West Raleigh, registrar at A. j Dixon of Wake Forest, Miss Wallace,
& M. College. Rev. R. N. Harrell, of, Miss Tucker. Miss O’Neal of Barnes-
Selma, performing the ceremony. ville. Pa., Powell Tucker, Mr. Har-
Mlsses Ruby and Annie Penny, sis-lrell, Mr. W’hite. Mrs. W. O. Riddick
ters of the bride, were her attendants.' chaperoned the party.
The ushers were Mr. M. R. Richardson, j The card party at Mrs Sternberg’s
of Durham- Mr. R. H. Owen, of Lex-. residence in Vcitoria Tuesday night
ington; M'' Thos. Rand, of Raleigh, was a large and enjoyable affair. A
and Mr \ndrew Brvan. of Garner. number of tables v,rere tastily arrang-
Mr and Mrs Owen will occupy their ed and not only bridge but almost ev-
new home in Cameron Park, late in ery other card game was participated
the summer
Miss Marshall Cole had Miss Jennie efit of the Jewish Temple.
Proctor and her house guests, Miss! Another mountain party left Judge
Walker of Winston-Salem; Miss Cary. Shuford s about the middle of the
of Balim^ and Miss Williams, of, week bound for Mt. Mitchell. Both
Sanford as quests for a delightful din-'young men and young women were m
np? nartv \\>dneM x the party which was chaperoned by
\lict Marv Aycock has gone to Mr. and Mrs. Justice. They took the
Greenfebo^o^'here she is a member of train to Black Mountain where they
otnnlp nartv being Riven by Miss were met with horses and pack mules.
I V I Miss Sarah West was the hostess
Reid Carrie and Rosa Wednesday evening at a bridge party
^lis. e. . • trin to New in honor of Miss Elizabeth Keenan ot
Rrouslnon have Kone fo^ C>u,Xa. S. C.. who Is the guest of
^ ork. M.igara Falls, ^ ^ jugg j3,„ny Campbell and Miss Sarah
Montreal. V JJP'® *o New Bradford of Nashville who is the guest
George and down the Hudson to Marjorie Pearson.
T 1, ^ aryA Miss Ml'S W'. G. €hipley of Atlanta, was
Mrs. Chas. Kone to the hostess at a most charming
Fannie Hines Johnson have g ^ p^j-ty Wednesday morning at
Toronta. Canada, to visit Mrs. Jonn ^(,^61 given in hon-
son’s daughter. Mrs. Kimbaik
Wednesdav morning at 11 o clock
the marriage of
Jones, of this city, and Dr. G. R. Berk-
Plev of Norfolk. Va., the ceremony be-
In" at the home of the bride’s nioth-
er^’wrs Elizabeth C. Jones, on New
Bern Avenue, by Rev. Alfred Berkeley.
PRIEM MINISTER’S SISTER WEDS.
London, July 22.—The sister of the
Prime Minister of Australia, Miss
Janet Fisher, was married the other
day at Westminster-road Congi’egatioii-
al church, Liverpool, to Constable
George GaP, of the Liverpool city po-
lice.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Stanley Rogers, son of Dr. Guin
ness Rogers, assisted by the bride
groom’s superintendent, who read the
lesson, and the right Hon. Andrew
Fisher delivered a short address.
Miss Fisher was given away by her
brother, who accompanied the bride
and groom to Kilmarnock—their na
tive town—where the honeymoon will
be spent. The pulpit was decorated
wit^ the Union Jack and the Austra
lian flag.
Discussing the marriage with a press
representative Sir George Reid, High
Commissioner of Australia, said that
the union was a most happy one and
the sequel to a life-long attachment.
The bride is a fine homely Scotch
lassie, with absolutely no pretence,
and the bridegroom is a splendid spec
imen of Scottish manhood.
of Mavodan, brothef of the groom
Miss Nannie Jones, sister of the bnde.
Continued on Paf« Elglit.
the Buttery Park hotel given in hon
or of Miss Frances Fountain of Fort
Worth and Miss Gladys Anderson. Mrs.
A. J. AVilliford mad e the highest
scores. . ^ ^ ,
One of the most important social
affairs of the season was the dinner
dance at the Country club, Friday
night. A number of tables were taken
and both the older and the younger
sets took advantage of the opportunity
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1910-1911
Three memorable dates; The Granting of the Charter for Trinity Col
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